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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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